ART THERAPY ON THE MAP 

THE STATE OF ART THERAPY IN MALTA

National Association(s)

Creative Arts Therapies Society - CATS. 
Founded 2008. www.catsmalta.org

Education

Training to become a qualified art therapist is unavailable in Malta. Art Therapists who practice in  Malta have a Master’s Degree from UK. ​

Recognition

Art Psychotherapy is recognized as a form of Psychotherapy and regulated by the Psychotherapy Profession Board c/o Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity.

Employment

There are currently 3 Art Therapists practicing in Malta who work within different settings namely education, in a psychiatric setting and within primary health care. Art Therapists also work in private practice and freelance within organisations with different client groups.

• domestic abuse survivors.
  
• children & adolescents.
  
• people with eating disorders.  ​
  

Research & Publication

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